A splendid turn of the wheel, both lucid and uplifting.
Comment is about Wisdom... (blog)
Original item by Artur Hulboj
Charming - just plain charming, in all the sense of wizardry and wooing that exists in that fine old word.
Comment is about Moonlight (blog)
Original item by Tom
A very interesting metaphor well-presented and maintained. Much enjoyed.
Comment is about Thread (blog)
Original item by DESMOND CHILDS
Absolutely fabulous. You never lost my full attention for one syllable.
Finally, you have to stop 'fixing'. I'm oh-so in the same boat. I have 'fixed things' years later, and for the better, I think. But a little distance works wonders for finesse.
Comment is about A Storm Was Raging (blog)
Original item by Eric Maynard
Welcome to WOL. I look forward to catching up with your work.
Comment is about Eric Maynard (poet profile)
Original item by Eric Maynard
Excellent repost.
Comment is about THOUGHTS AT CHRISTMAS - a seasonal re-post (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Honest, innocent, thoughtful and very troubling. I'm presuming Luther is the devil?
Comment is about I Can Be That (blog)
Original item by Saniya
Very entertaining in a 'dark' way, with excellent versifying skills. Much enjoyed, even though it's quite horrible.
Maybe I'm too conscious of such attitudes being only too real, to 'discipline' children. And not as a joke.
Comment is about SANTA KRAMPUS (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
You're worth a great deal right now. Otherwise, why would you write? So fulsomely and so passionately?
Comment is about Sidra Shahid (poet profile)
Original item by Sidra Shahid
Very insightful and thoughtful. Also personally strong. The opening is original and interesting. The chameleon copes with danger and lives to tell the tale - not so bad, I'd say. Survival comes under many guises.
Comment is about 'That' girl! (blog)
Original item by Sidra Shahid
Strong thoughts and strong lines which ring true.
Comment is about Stay For Awhile (blog)
Original item by Damon Blackery
Yes! Well spoken.
Comment is about A Pint of Christmas Pudding - - - Please (blog)
Original item by Nigel Astell
Lots of thought in this piece, and challenging the reader to follow your 'train' of ideas. A neat bit of rhyming/near rhyming.
Merry Christmas to you in Perth, where, I presume, you are surrounded by Christmas flowers in full bloom. The Bermuda landscape was/is magnificent in December.
Comment is about Slow Train to Freedom (blog)
Original item by Chris Hubbard
Hi Stu, to me this poem is a kind of comment on the human condition. We live in a world so volatile and crazy that we're almost too scared to breathe. And there is a silent consensus agreement to pretend that everything's okay really (just watch TV commercials). Maybe this isn't what you were trying to say but that's how I understood it. I think you could probably lose "because he is clumsy" as it's not necessary. But a very good poem which has impact.
Comment is about don't breathe (blog)
Original item by Stuart Buck
Hi Nick
Honest and touching. Well done. Lovely poem.... congratulations on POTW mate!
Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
I love "Thrall". Tommy
Comment is about Cynthia Buell Thomas (poet profile)
Original item by Cynthia Buell Thomas
I seem to remember this one, MC. I liked it then; I like it now.
Comment is about THOUGHTS AT CHRISTMAS - a seasonal re-post (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
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Thu 21st Dec 2017 22:27
It is not only at Christmas but more so at New Year that the remembrance of friends and relations no longer with us must always be brought alongside.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Mr Newberry!
Rose ?
Comment is about THOUGHTS AT CHRISTMAS - a seasonal re-post (blog)
Original item by M.C. Newberry
Your comment is about right David. Most of it is subconscious really and not open to logical thinking.
Thanks for responding!
Glad Col. that you liked this.
Ray
Comment is about SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS (blog)
Original item by ray pool
Nick what a wonderful poem and a very real image of self deprecating love.
love it
Comment is about The Theif, The Craftsman, The Artist, The Liar. (blog)
Original item by Nick
Nice one Keith. I hope there is going to be a sequel where he finds what he is looking for.
Cheers Kevin.
Comment is about The Gay Manta Ray (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
What a great evening in Marple - you know, I just love the way we all relate to one another, despite us all being quite different: that's the joy of sharing our love of words!
Wishing one and all a blessed Christmas - and thanks to John who faithfully heads our group each month!
With love, Dorinda x
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
Festive Fun at the Oldknow
W O L Poets on tour
After last night
bookings galore!
Comment is about Stockport WoL (group profile)
Original item by Stockport WoL
I'd be interested to see how you would transform this experience as poetry. Sometimes it helps me to frame my experience as a character in a novel, and then change something. I agree with Cynthia on the last line.
Regarding where you are in this moment, my impression has been that the detours we take from what is expected both bring us something and cost us something. I hope what is brought to you is heartfelt, and what is lost clears a path.
Thank you for sharing
Comment is about My Life (blog)
Original item by Turtle Rawdon
The line "Often mocked by crab and eel" has a great deal of power in it - that line alone could merit an entire poem built around it. I enjoyed the parallel construction of "hooked and caught" with it later. There were some pleasant surprises (mobile phone). Thanks for this!
Comment is about The Gay Manta Ray (blog)
Original item by keith jeffries
A really fine thought.
Comment is about Who holds the pen writes the truth (blog)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Tommy, please check your last poem and switch all the 'whom's to 'who' as in 'he who'. I know they're the very devil, but lots of people may surf WOL this week. And check 'thrall';it's an old word.
I so hope you're not pissed. I always enjoy your work.
Comment is about Tommy Carroll (poet profile)
Original item by Tommy Carroll
Strong and true, with real literary tools brought into play. You are a student of both life and writing technique, a strong combination for power to influence. Your sense of drama and vocabulary is a huge asset. Keep reading everything from all arenas and periods, and hone your skills every day. Get books about writing, especially from second-hand bookstores, or church fair stalls, university book sales where the students sell text books for pennies etc. Maybe they don't want them anymore, but they will be precious to you. I think you are self-motivated; go with it. Get famous! Or at least well-known, and paid for it.
Comment is about The Big Three (blog)
Original item by Turtle Rawdon
The last thought is not new but made with fresh enthusiasm and clout, both to strike new minds and refresh older ones.
Welcome to WOL. And Merry Christmas.
I left a note on your bio.
Comment is about My Life (blog)
Original item by Turtle Rawdon
Thu 21st Dec 2017 12:41
Nice poem,full of heartfelt sentiment, a true tribute.
Congratulations on POTW.
All the best des
Comment is about 'The Man That Gravity Forgot' by Nick is Write Out Loud's Poem of the Week (article)
Original item by Greg Freeman
Welcome to WOL. I admire your honesty which is not, mostly, blaming everybody else for your own problems.
And yes, people are absolutely fascinating, just as you are yourself. You are a thinker, and I truly believe that thinkers survive, and prosper. Thank the Great Power that you have an active brain, the innate ability to juxtapose ideas, a sense of moral balance and personal ambition. These 'gifts' will give you advantage over all diversity. And they will also give you much 'grief' about the mindless cruelty of other people. So - compassion. Always nurture your compassion for all persons.
Anti-social is a odd idea. You seem, in fact, intensely 'social'. Just not following the accepted norm of your peers. It's a hard road, but it doesn't make you the one who is 'wrong', just rather wonderfully 'out of step'.
You might try to put your ideas into a more 'line structured' format. But, for now, you have much to say and you say it well. So keep writing. And take good care of yourself, and the little one so soon to be born.
Is 'Turtle' actual, or assumed?
I hope these comments are not too personal.
Comment is about Turtle Rawdon (poet profile)
Original item by Turtle Rawdon
<Deleted User> (9882)
Wed 20th Dec 2017 21:17
and keep up with your good work too Wendy. Best wishes for the coming year.
Rose ?
Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Thast's excellent MC. I stumbled on rhymes for Brexit in my draft attempt and came up with "Cameron legs it", "sausage rolls at Greggs It..." but that was about it. Yours present added dimensions.
Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Oh - STOP it! You're getting me going now.
We wish you a Merrie Brexit
As we come to our exit...
To the voted departure from a federal EU
We wish you a Merrie Brexit
And just like bad sex it
May haunt and perplex but thought best when it's through!
?
Over to you for your side of things...with that big guitar sound!
Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Wed 20th Dec 2017 11:10
the same to you dear Wendy. Keep posting! Thank you.Jemima.
Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
<Deleted User> (6895)
Tue 19th Dec 2017 22:16
an unusual food for thought kind of poem Robert.
we like it a lot.
P&S
Comment is about The ghost of what I want (blog)
Original item by Robert C Gaulke
<Deleted User> (6895)
Tue 19th Dec 2017 22:05
ta Wendy love and we hope you enjoy yours
P&S xx
Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Thanks Martin for your comment on 'Where lays it?' Tommy
Comment is about Martin Elder (poet profile)
Original item by Martin Elder
Thank you Graham. I thought about adding another stanza that would add more clarity but the words just wouldn’t flow for me
Comment is about Unspoken (blog)
Original item by Gabrielle Renee'
Thanks, MC. I hope to work on "We Wish You a Brexit Christmas" or would "We Wish You a Merrie Brexit". Wotcha fink?
Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Personally, I've always preferred mincing around with some
tasty tarts in short pastries!
Comment is about Lonnie's First Christmas Pudding (blog)
Original item by Randy Horton
You've certainly found a very entertaining and topical
source of seasonal parody. Keep them coming, JC.
Meanwhile...
What is this "Primacy of Parliament"
That Remainers see as heaven-sent?
Where was it when they surrendered it then....
To foreign control beyond our ken.
Comment is about "WE THREE THINGS" (blog)
Original item by John Coopey
Clearly, there's room at this inn!
See you in 2018.
Comment is about Merry Christmas to all on write out loud (blog)
Original item by Wendy Higson
Big Sal
Tue 19th Dec 2017 15:10
THE TREE THAT WALKS is reason enough why poetry should be published and disseminated. No other other art form can evoke such imagery without sacrificing some of itself in the process (except maybe painting and drawing), and this was a good sample poem for displaying such imagery.
Comment is about Mandy Coe (poet profile)
Original item by Mandy Coe
Tue 19th Dec 2017 12:41
Cynthia Buell Thomas
Fri 22nd Dec 2017 17:07
A bit like 'unto the day is the fullness thereof' which I can't offhand pinpoint to the specific Biblical resource. It is a fine philosophy for a happy personal life. And fellowship. And poetry.
Comment is about Artur Hulboj (poet profile)
Original item by Artur Hulboj